CFI Forums2008-03-12T18:34:34ZCopyright (c) 2010ExpressionEnginetag:centerforinquiry.net,2010:05:29Welcome to the CFI-Pittsburgh Forumtag:centerforinquiry.net,2008:forums/viewthread/.37992008-03-12T13:51:53Z2008-03-12T18:34:34ZTridgeWelcome to the CFI-Pittsburgh Forum. Our plan is for this forum to be a place where our local members can meet and discuss, ask questions, make announcements and get to know one another. My name is Tom Ridge and my object has been to get this sight up and running. Where it goes from here will be up to our members and visitors. Please feel free to offer advice to this temporary Novice-in-charge and point out any problems and/or snags.
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Political, religious and sexual behaviors may be reflections of intelligence, a new study finds.tag:centerforinquiry.net,2010:forums/viewthread/.71812010-02-27T21:09:20ZJoy L
Of course, we’ll all agree that we’re smarter, I’m looking forward to the full publication in March.
~Joy

(CNN)—Political, religious and sexual behaviors may be reflections
of intelligence, a new study finds.
Evolutionary psychologist Satoshi Kanazawa at the the London School of Economics and Political Science correlated data on these behaviors with IQ from a large national U.S. sample and found that, on average, people who identified as liberal and atheist had higher IQs. This applied also to sexual exclusivity in men, but not in women. The findings will be published in the March 2010 issue of Social Psychology Quarterly.

* Behaviors may stem from desire to show superiority or elitism, which
also has to do with IQ
* For men, sexual exclusivity goes against the grain evolutionarily
* None of this means that humans are evolving toward a future where
such traits are the default

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Canoe triptag:centerforinquiry.net,2008:forums/viewthread/.38182008-03-16T14:17:48ZBill Kaszycki
I’m really looking forward to the canoe trip on the Yough in August. That should be a lot of fun. Maybe next year, we can do a whitewater rafting thing, in addition to the canoe event. The Yough and the Cheat have some of the best whitewater rafting east of the Mississippi.
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Cowboy in Pittsburgh!?!?!tag:centerforinquiry.net,2008:forums/viewthread/.44532008-08-06T18:14:18ZSkepticalCowboy
Hello folks,

I am 98% sure that I will be in Pittsburgh the 21-24 for a convention. I would love to have a get together of fellow skeptics. If you guys could suggest a place near town to have dinner. The 21st is Sunday I think that will probably be the best day for me to meet up with everyone. Please post here if Sunday evening dinner will work for you.

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Drink Skeptically!tag:centerforinquiry.net,2008:forums/viewthread/.39782008-04-29T06:14:37Zlaurae
So I’m relatively involved in various national skeptical groups and I’ve found this site through a blog I read:

Would anyone be interested in joining me for a beer or two? It’s definitely a social thing - which I think is great.

Beer + smart people + geeky scientific topics = FUN!

PS: I’d be happy to be the contact person for the group too

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Sunday Bicycle Ridetag:centerforinquiry.net,2008:forums/viewthread/.43592008-07-24T02:08:00ZTridge
CFI Pittsburgh will stage an informal bicycle ride this Sunday, July 27. The bike ride is set for 10:30 on Sunday morning. We can meet on the Southside at the Riverfront at the Hot Metal Bridge at 10:30 AM. There is parking there and a Crazy Mocha. The South Side Trail meets the Hot Metal Bridge there and we can cross to the Eliza Furnace Trail and cross back to the Southside at the Smithfield Bridge. People can vary the length of the ride as they please. There is a map of the trail at http://www.friendsoftheriverfront.org/new_pages/heritage.htm
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Movie nighttag:centerforinquiry.net,2008:forums/viewthread/.38192008-03-16T14:19:42ZBill Kaszycki
Have we picked a movie for April 2?
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Jeannette Book Clubtag:centerforinquiry.net,2008:forums/viewthread/.38212008-03-17T19:29:41ZJones Apr. 14: Apollo’s Fire by Michael Sims
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Exploring Your Rankstag:centerforinquiry.net,2008:forums/viewthread/.39262008-04-13T11:14:16ZShay
Hey all,
I am curious how big your group is, where you meet, how often, etc…
Do you have a web page with pictures?—Shay
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